Photo of the day Archives

A crowd in Bishkek. They are gathering to watch Kyrgyz kokboru teams play for Nowruz

Passion for Kok-Boru

Every year during Nowruz festivities, Kyrgyzstan’s best Kok Boru teams gather with their supporters for a national competition at the Bishkek racecourse. The Novastan team wishes everyone a… [...]

Towers of stone

Directly next to the fortress Gyaur Kala at the edge of Nukus, in western Uzbekistan, there is the cemetery Mizdakhan, which dates back to pre-Islamic times. The mosque, whose… [...]

Turkmen flags

National flags of Turkmenistan waving in the wind on Independence Square in central Ashgabat, Turkmen capital city. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of… [...]

Waiting for the end of the market

Merchants wait as best they can for the end of the cattle market in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more pictures from the series here. Find all of… [...]

Cold Day

Mother and daughter on a cold day in the rural countryside of Kochkor, northern Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the… [...]

Circus in an UFO

The nearly fifty year old circus of Bishkek is unique, not only because of his special architecture. Credit: Anir Amsky Find all of our photos of the day… [...]

Hyperboloid

Hyperboloid construction of a water tower dating back to 1920s in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Credit: Konstantin Novakovic (Serbia) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]

Pupils from a school in Kyrgyzstan crossing a road

School uniform

Most of the kyrgyz elementary schools require their pupils to wear a school uniform. Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany) This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of… [...]

View from the pool

In Turkmenistan, in the capital Ashgabat, a view through the roof of a 5-star hotel’s swimming pool. Credit: Pierre Ragolski (France) Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]

Inside a mosque

Interior of a beautiful 16th century mosque in northern Tajikistan. Credit: Simon Massicotte Find all of our photos of the day here. [...]

Spring dream

From April onwards, snow, which is omnipresent in places, becomes scarce on the sunniest slopes of Kyrgyzstan. The white patches then give way to grasses burnt by the cold of… [...]